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if we're going to advance u.s. national security interests, we cannot retreat, we have to go, to use the colloquialism, we have to go where the action is. we will take every step we can to mitigate the risk to the personal abroad, but we cannot and those risks, we cannot stay out of the action, we have to go there and as you correctly posit, because of the importance of benghazi in the development of the new libya, we have to forward operating locations there and have visit there by ambassador stephen. >> thank you very much. can you describe some of the challenges faced by security offices in analyzing security risks while allowing the diplomatic mission to interact with the local leaders and individuals in the population and still be effective? >> absolutely. that was one of the tensions we always had. we understood the need to engage across a wide spectrum of programs. that was one of the main reasons we wanted those security resources, so we could deploy sufficient resources to respond when there was a problem.
if we're going to advance u.s. national security interests, we cannot retreat, we have to go, to use the colloquialism, we have to go where the action is. we will take every step we can to mitigate the risk to the personal abroad, but we cannot and those risks, we cannot stay out of the action, we have to go there and as you correctly posit, because of the importance of benghazi in the development of the new libya, we have to forward operating locations there and have visit there by ambassador...
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u.s. senate. we hope by tonight, you will have a better idea of who you want to vote for. we will follow your comments on twitter. on behalf to do is use the hashtag #belodebate. look for additional and permission on twitter as well. we will hash tag supplemental and permission and each of the candidates. he will notice this is a very different debate. we are throwing out the rules. the candidates will face each other, answering the tough questions. moderating tonight's discussion our senior political reporter. joining him, gromer jefers. let's turn it over to them. >> good evening. thank you very much for being with us tonight. >> should be fun tonight. with someo start individual questions to each of you. we will start with mr. paul sadler first. you have an uphill battle. raising money has been hard. the democratic party establishment --[unintelligible] democrats in texas are not strongly behind you. why should independent voters are moderate republican voters consider you? >> did not a
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the killing of a u.s. ambassador is a rare and extraordinary thing and requires our attention as a people. as a citizen, i made the determination that this outweighs all other interests. i will risk whatever circumstances may result from my testimony. i served as site security team commander in libya from february 12 to 14 august of this year 2012. i was mobilized from utah national guard in title 10 status and reported to special operations command africa, which serves directly under africom. i was detailed in title 22 status to the department state. the element consisted of 16 members. it is my understanding it was crafted by the national security council to meet the demand security challenges facing the department of state and a requirement to reestablish diplomatic relations with the post gaddafi or free libya. the sst bond considerable support. in this uncertain and volatile environment. the mission was to support and answer to the chief mission in libya. i worked directly for the regional security of
the killing of a u.s. ambassador is a rare and extraordinary thing and requires our attention as a people. as a citizen, i made the determination that this outweighs all other interests. i will risk whatever circumstances may result from my testimony. i served as site security team commander in libya from february 12 to 14 august of this year 2012. i was mobilized from utah national guard in title 10 status and reported to special operations command africa, which serves directly under africom....
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the u.s. however, having put that very contentious idea on the table for all of you to tear to shreds, the reason i bring it up is because i could not find polling data on this, but when i went out and talked to a two- party people, i would ask them point-blank -- what if you could get very large reductions in spending and the price of that was some modest increase in taxes? would you take that? you would get smaller deficits and smaller government as a result, and they all said no. they were more allergic to raising taxes than they were to having the government grow, which i thought was surprising. you saw that same dynamic, by the way, in the republican primary debate. >> i think that is a great point. i have not seen polling data, but in my interviews, this also came up. what was shown was that actually would favor some sort of compromise if it were guaranteed that the spending decreases would actually go into effect, and that is typically the reluctance to any kind of tax increase at all -
the u.s. however, having put that very contentious idea on the table for all of you to tear to shreds, the reason i bring it up is because i could not find polling data on this, but when i went out and talked to a two- party people, i would ask them point-blank -- what if you could get very large reductions in spending and the price of that was some modest increase in taxes? would you take that? you would get smaller deficits and smaller government as a result, and they all said no. they were...
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bragging that he has made conditions more favorable for u.s. exporters when he has done that by destroying the value of the dollar is really offensive to me as an undecided voter. host: who are you going to vote for? caller: i am still not sure. i have not figured this one out yet. host: margaret joining us from alabama, a supporter of the president. caller: i think the president obama did an exceptional job on this debate. he is very concerned about the veterans and the people of the united states. he has a strong voice for us. it is what the people are wanting him to do and he has done a great job. mr. romney seems to be sending out potshots and trying to bad mouth the president instead of concentrating on the issues and doing what is best for the nation. host: a lot of snapshot polls on who won and who lost the debate, including this from cnn. sam feist tweeted this -- melissa is on the phone from houston. good evening. caller: i want to make a comment about president obama and the fact that he did keep a campaign promise. that promise was t
bragging that he has made conditions more favorable for u.s. exporters when he has done that by destroying the value of the dollar is really offensive to me as an undecided voter. host: who are you going to vote for? caller: i am still not sure. i have not figured this one out yet. host: margaret joining us from alabama, a supporter of the president. caller: i think the president obama did an exceptional job on this debate. he is very concerned about the veterans and the people of the united...
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they are downgrading the u.s. debt. >> do not forget. we have already passed legislation that would handle things. we passed a bill that said let's not cut national defence. let's make cuts elsewhere in the budget. we already passed that legislation. we've already passed a bill that says do not have taxes go up on any american out there. we passed it. it sits in the senate like so many good people. the house has done its work. we pass these to deal with the fiscal cliff situation. harry reid will not bring it up for a vote much less debate them. you are right. the president has been very clear that is not going to happen. if we get to a lame duck session and we have a republican congress and senate and republican in the white house, i think we would get better policy. let's wait. in tennessee in the early in 2007 when he had an affair with i was just over in the capitol building. he was presiding over the session. do you have any remarks about his conduct and whether you think he should be presiding over the chamber? >> that is a persona
they are downgrading the u.s. debt. >> do not forget. we have already passed legislation that would handle things. we passed a bill that said let's not cut national defence. let's make cuts elsewhere in the budget. we already passed that legislation. we've already passed a bill that says do not have taxes go up on any american out there. we passed it. it sits in the senate like so many good people. the house has done its work. we pass these to deal with the fiscal cliff situation. harry...
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when the competition between the u.s. and the soviet union so that neither would surprise the other with a reckless venture within the others' zone of core interests. >> you have to leave it there. perfect conclusion. thank you so much. we are out of time. thank you for joining us. he's the director of the harvard university for science and human affairs. thank you. >> thank you for having me appeared that website is cu banmisslecrisis.org. also tomorrow, bob deans talks about the federal issue. thank you. we will see tomorrow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> c. the second presidential debate tuesday live on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org next. come "newsmakers" would jim jordon. then the debate between vice president joe biden and paul ryan. after that we will show you the 2000 a presidential town hall debate between senators barack obama and john mccain. >> this week on "newsmakers" jim jordon, and republican of ohio and chairman of
when the competition between the u.s. and the soviet union so that neither would surprise the other with a reckless venture within the others' zone of core interests. >> you have to leave it there. perfect conclusion. thank you so much. we are out of time. thank you for joining us. he's the director of the harvard university for science and human affairs. thank you. >> thank you for having me appeared that website is cu banmisslecrisis.org. also tomorrow, bob deans talks about the...
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there was a company that was there that was hired by the u.s. government from the british company for help with guarding ambassador stevens. they were understaffed. many requests for additional marines to come there. now we are hearing is the funding problem. if you read -- they had a huge party by a new -- buying new volts for our ambassadors in europe. rome is getting extra help with their ambassador. i do not understand why he would leave ambassador stevens in a country so volatile and not leave them protected. guest: you bring up some valid points. the issue would transparency, we are some transparency. we're having congressional hearings, four officials come forward. the amount of information we are seeing in the papers is actually pretty transparent. it may be a little late, but we are seeing a very public discussion. i think we are going to see the changes may do -- we have to make sure we have all of the facts on the table. we are headed in the right direction. 30 days after this event, we are getting down to the level of detail. we know
there was a company that was there that was hired by the u.s. government from the british company for help with guarding ambassador stevens. they were understaffed. many requests for additional marines to come there. now we are hearing is the funding problem. if you read -- they had a huge party by a new -- buying new volts for our ambassadors in europe. rome is getting extra help with their ambassador. i do not understand why he would leave ambassador stevens in a country so volatile and not...
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the killing of a u.s. ambassador is a rare and extraordinary thing and requires our attention as a people. as a citizen, i made the determination that this outweighs all other interests. i will risk whatever circumstances may result from my testimony. i served as site security team commander in libya from february 12 to 14 august of this year 2012. i was mobilized from utah national guard in title 10 status and reported to special operations command africa, which serves directly under africom. i was detailed in title 22 status to the department state. the element consisted of 16 members. it is my understanding it was crafted by the national security council to meet the demand security challenges facing the department of state and a requirement to reestablish diplomatic relations with the post gaddafi or free libya. the sst bond considerable support. in this uncertain and volatile environment. the mission was to support and answer to the chief mission in libya. i worked directly for the regional security of
the killing of a u.s. ambassador is a rare and extraordinary thing and requires our attention as a people. as a citizen, i made the determination that this outweighs all other interests. i will risk whatever circumstances may result from my testimony. i served as site security team commander in libya from february 12 to 14 august of this year 2012. i was mobilized from utah national guard in title 10 status and reported to special operations command africa, which serves directly under africom....
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we lose sales and manufacturers in the u.s. can't compete. china has been a currency manipulator for years and years and years and the president has a regular opportunity to label them as a currency manipulator but refuses to do so. on day one, i will label china a currency manipulator which will allow me as president to be able to put in place if necessary tariffs where i believe they are taking unfair advantage of our manufacturers so we're going to make sure that people we trade with around the world play by the rules but let me not just stop there. don't forget, what's key to bringing jobs back here is not just finding someone else to punish -- and i'm going to be strict with people whom we trade with to make sure they follow the law and play by the rules -- but it's also to make america the most attractive place in the world for businesses of all kinds. that's why i want to bring down the tax rates on small employers, big employers, so they want to be here. canada's tax rate on companies is now 15%. ours is 35% so if you're starting a bu
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should the u.s. have apologized for americans burning korans in afghanistan? should the u.s. apologize for americans urinating on taliban corpses? >> what we should not be apologizing for are standing up for our values. what we should not be doing is saying to the egyptian people, mubarak is cracking down on them, that he is a good guy. and the next day, saying he ought to go. we should not be rejecting claims for more security. we need more marines in benghazi. there were requests for extra security, those requests were not honored. this was the anniversary of 9/11. it was libya, a country we knew we had al qaeda there. al qaeda and its affiliates are on the rise in northern africa. we did not give our ambassador in benghazi a marine detachment. we should not apologize for our values. look at all the various issues out there. the vice president talks about sanctions in iran. >> i would like to move to iran. there is really no bigger national security issue in this country. both president obama and governor romney said it will prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons even if
should the u.s. have apologized for americans burning korans in afghanistan? should the u.s. apologize for americans urinating on taliban corpses? >> what we should not be apologizing for are standing up for our values. what we should not be doing is saying to the egyptian people, mubarak is cracking down on them, that he is a good guy. and the next day, saying he ought to go. we should not be rejecting claims for more security. we need more marines in benghazi. there were requests for...
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u.s. senate? >> is cruz vs sadler -- the belo debate. >> good evening everyone. thank you for joining us for the belo debate, ted cruz vs paul sadler. we are living from wfaa's studios in dallas. we want to welcome the words across the state. the two u.s. senate candidates, republican ted cruz and democrat paul sadler, are debating for the first time before the november election. it is a race to decide who will represent texans in the u.s. senate. i hope that by the end of the night to have a better idea of who you want to vote for. we will follow your comments and commentary on twitter. just use the hashtag #belodebate. we will be able to follow along. look for additional information on twitter. we will have supplemental information on each candidate on what -- where they stand on issues. this is a very different debate. we are throwing out the rules. candidates will face each other answering tough questions. moderating tonight is wfaa's senior political supporter -- reporter, brad watson
u.s. senate? >> is cruz vs sadler -- the belo debate. >> good evening everyone. thank you for joining us for the belo debate, ted cruz vs paul sadler. we are living from wfaa's studios in dallas. we want to welcome the words across the state. the two u.s. senate candidates, republican ted cruz and democrat paul sadler, are debating for the first time before the november election. it is a race to decide who will represent texans in the u.s. senate. i hope that by the end of the night...
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u.s. intervention policy with possible ground troops in yemen, somalia, syria, iran and then special forces operations, that i would like to hear him commit to a war tax that would be put on so that we don't once again charge wars. and i think that it should be put on in the way that president obama talks about, shared sacrifices. so i think it should be some type of transaction fee within the financial community. and i just really feel that romney needs to back up what he's talking about in his more aggressive foreign policy. >> frances, thanks for the call from waldorf, maryland. we are about one hour and 40 minutes away from the start of the debate. and in just over an hour, as we've done with the last three debates, the two presidential, the one vice-presidential debate, we will do something that you will get nowhere else. we'll take you inside the world theater on the campus of lynn university as the members of the commission from presidential debates addresses the gathering. the stud
u.s. intervention policy with possible ground troops in yemen, somalia, syria, iran and then special forces operations, that i would like to hear him commit to a war tax that would be put on so that we don't once again charge wars. and i think that it should be put on in the way that president obama talks about, shared sacrifices. so i think it should be some type of transaction fee within the financial community. and i just really feel that romney needs to back up what he's talking about in...
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a u.s. citizen. in europe, people talk about politics and are educated about in the family. here, people are apathetic about politics. they take everything for granted because they do not realize that problems could result of the don't pay attention. whether there should be 8 for the line for people who are undecided, they are not undecided, they don't know what is going on. i saw a news item right after the presidential debate on c- span, they were doing a focus group on the undecideds. it turns out that one of the women in the focus group was an actress who was paid to be in the focus group. it just shows the extent to which people who are running once did do people into going for -- want to do people into going for what they what. -- want to dupe people into going for what they want. host: here is a comment on twitter -- here is another bad from crossroads from the karl rove group. >> obama promised -- if your family is making $250,000 per year, my plan will not raise your taxes. >> on tr
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we just passed the sad milestone of losing 2000 u.s. troops. more than 50 of them were killed by the very afghan forces we're trying to help. we have reached the recruiting goal for afghan forces. tell me, why not leave now? what more can we accomplish? is it worth more american lives? >> we do not want to lose the gains we have gotten. we want to make sure the taliban does not come back in and give al qaeda a safe haven. when i think about afghanistan, i think about the incredible job our troops have done. you have been there more than the two of us combined. the first time i was there, it was amazing to me what they were facing. i went to the argonaut valley before the surge, i sat down with a young private who would tell me what he did every day. to see what they had in front of them. to go back in december, to see what they had accomplished, it is nothing short of amazing. what we do not want to do is lose the gains we have gotten. we have disagreed on a few issues. we would have taken into account the recommendations from our commanders, g
we just passed the sad milestone of losing 2000 u.s. troops. more than 50 of them were killed by the very afghan forces we're trying to help. we have reached the recruiting goal for afghan forces. tell me, why not leave now? what more can we accomplish? is it worth more american lives? >> we do not want to lose the gains we have gotten. we want to make sure the taliban does not come back in and give al qaeda a safe haven. when i think about afghanistan, i think about the incredible job...
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with respect to what we have done with time already, u.s. exports -- we have done with china already, u.s. exports have doubled to china. currencies are at the most advantageous point for u.s. exporters since 1993. we have to make more progress and that is why we will keep on pressing. when it comes to our military and chinese security, part of the reason we are able to pivot to the asia-pacific region after having ended the war in iraq and transitioning out of afghanistan is because this is going to be a massive growth area in the future. we believe china can be a partner but we are also sending a very clear signal that america is a pacific power. we will have a presence there. we are working with countries in the region to make sure for example that ships can pass through. the commerce continues. in reorganizing trade relations with countries -- and we are organizing relations with countries. that is the kind of leadership we have shown and will continue to show. >> i want to take one of those points. attacking me as not talking about an a
with respect to what we have done with time already, u.s. exports -- we have done with china already, u.s. exports have doubled to china. currencies are at the most advantageous point for u.s. exporters since 1993. we have to make more progress and that is why we will keep on pressing. when it comes to our military and chinese security, part of the reason we are able to pivot to the asia-pacific region after having ended the war in iraq and transitioning out of afghanistan is because this is...
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it is good to see my friend and one of the finest u.s. senators, your senator, sharon brown -- sherrod brown. your next congresswoman is here. will.i.am is in the house, a man who sometimes looks like he has been to the outer space. i am so grateful. he has been such a great friend for a long time. we also have a man who has actually been to the outer space, and john glenn, in the house. before i begin, i have a question for you. are you registered to vote? because if you are not today, it is the last day you can register. i know it is easy to procrastinate in college. i procrastinated a lot. but we have made it easy. you go to vote.barackobama.com to register yourself. you have until 9:00 p.m. tonight. no excuses. i know you guys are up at 9:00 p.m. as you get older, you start thinking of sleeping around 9:00 p.m., but you are just getting started. if you are registered, you can vote right now, today. just go to the website to find out where, all right? all right. even better, grab your friends. cravaack everybody in your -- grab everybo
it is good to see my friend and one of the finest u.s. senators, your senator, sharon brown -- sherrod brown. your next congresswoman is here. will.i.am is in the house, a man who sometimes looks like he has been to the outer space. i am so grateful. he has been such a great friend for a long time. we also have a man who has actually been to the outer space, and john glenn, in the house. before i begin, i have a question for you. are you registered to vote? because if you are not today, it is...
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if people want to come to the u.s. for the purpose of pursuing happiness, like they did in the late 1800's, that does nothing but good for america, just like it did then. if people are coming here perfect of its, the way? that is get rid of the benefits. -- people are coming here for the benefits, the way you fix that is get rid of the benefits. the drug war is why we are having a problem at the border. if we do not address the drug war, we cannot get the border situation under control and we cannot get our justice system under control. no one is talking about ending the drug war. the need to end the drug war. >> should comprehensive immigration reform include a path to citizenship for those already here? >> i think it should. when i looked at comprehensive immigration reform, the concept of securing the border is a dynamic one. there is never a day when he would be able to say the border is secure because our adversaries have countermeasures. we have seen that for years. until we decrease demand by this side for whate
if people want to come to the u.s. for the purpose of pursuing happiness, like they did in the late 1800's, that does nothing but good for america, just like it did then. if people are coming here perfect of its, the way? that is get rid of the benefits. -- people are coming here for the benefits, the way you fix that is get rid of the benefits. the drug war is why we are having a problem at the border. if we do not address the drug war, we cannot get the border situation under control and we...
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at 10:00 a.m., the u.s. into the peace holds a discussion on religious tensions and violence in the middle east. live at 12:30 p.m., it looked at the role of the voter in 2012 -- the catholic voter in 2012. >> the fairness argument and level playing field is very important. a week into it, we would expect a lot of stores in california to see growing sales as customers flock into their stores instead of buying on-line. don't hold your breath. that is not likely to be the case. people buy online for convenience, choice, and lower prices without getting into the sales side. >> that is tonight at 8:00 on "the communicators," on c-span 2. 2.
at 10:00 a.m., the u.s. into the peace holds a discussion on religious tensions and violence in the middle east. live at 12:30 p.m., it looked at the role of the voter in 2012 -- the catholic voter in 2012. >> the fairness argument and level playing field is very important. a week into it, we would expect a lot of stores in california to see growing sales as customers flock into their stores instead of buying on-line. don't hold your breath. that is not likely to be the case. people buy...
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the heads of the u.s. chamber of commerce, business roundtable and a national retailer federation looked at what they see as the most important business issues this election cycle. you can see it live at 8:30 eastern, on c-span 2. today, and look at the obama administration's need to the auto industry. we hear from the former lead adviser on the auto industry, steve radner. that will be live on c-span 3. >> c-span's campaign 2012, provides live coverage of all the debates. it is the only place you can see behind the scenes sights and sounds, before and after the debates. each question is available as a separate clip. reid streaming tweaks -- tweets . good to see c-span.org/debates. >> the vice-presidential debate is this thursday night. coming up live today, "washington journal." at 10:00 a.m., senator schumer explains how democrats should approach tax reform legislation. at 5:00 p.m. eastern, president obama campaigns at ohio university in columbus. all this month and until election day, c-span is a new l
the heads of the u.s. chamber of commerce, business roundtable and a national retailer federation looked at what they see as the most important business issues this election cycle. you can see it live at 8:30 eastern, on c-span 2. today, and look at the obama administration's need to the auto industry. we hear from the former lead adviser on the auto industry, steve radner. that will be live on c-span 3. >> c-span's campaign 2012, provides live coverage of all the debates. it is the only...
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after that, paul volcker on u.s. and british banking standards and question time in australia with the prime minister. tomorrow on "washington journal," jonathan examines foreign policy issues that will foreign policy issues that will likely be
after that, paul volcker on u.s. and british banking standards and question time in australia with the prime minister. tomorrow on "washington journal," jonathan examines foreign policy issues that will foreign policy issues that will likely be
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i think the two u.s. senators and their endorsements of the two opposite candidates have been very important here in new hampshire. host: who won in 2008 and why, and how is it looking with six days to go? guest: president obama won in new hampshire by nine points in the 2008. senator mccain has spent a lot of time here not only in his primary campaigns 2008 but previous to that in 2000. he had a over 100 town hall meetings in new hampshire in that time. he has been to a lot of different places in new hampshire. he continues to come to new hampshire on the behalf of governor romney. again, i think that new hampshire is a tossup. it is anyone's guess at this point. it is what makes politics exciting. the candidates are placing a lot of emphasis here. as i mentioned, romney is coming in. we see president clinton is coming in at the end of this week for the president. i do not have any research, necessarily, on this, but i would say that president clinton and hillary clinton are very popular in new hampshire
i think the two u.s. senators and their endorsements of the two opposite candidates have been very important here in new hampshire. host: who won in 2008 and why, and how is it looking with six days to go? guest: president obama won in new hampshire by nine points in the 2008. senator mccain has spent a lot of time here not only in his primary campaigns 2008 but previous to that in 2000. he had a over 100 town hall meetings in new hampshire in that time. he has been to a lot of different places...
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kennedy has testified today that u.s. interest and values are at stake in libya and that the u.s. is better off because we went to benghazi. do you think that after 10 years in iraq and 11 years in afghanistan that the u.s. would have learned the consequences? you would think that after trillions have been wasted abroad while our infrastructure crumbles at home congress would reexamine priorities. today we're engaging in a discussion about the security failures in benghazi. there was a security failure. four americans including our ambassador, ambassador stevens were killed. their deaths are a national tragedy. my sympathy is with their families. there has to be accountability. i haven't heard that yet. we have an obligation to protect those who protect us. this security decration did not happen over night. we could talk about hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts over the last two years for blind prosperity. we could talk about whether it's prudent to rely on security contractors rather than our own military or state department personnel. we could do a he said she said about wh
kennedy has testified today that u.s. interest and values are at stake in libya and that the u.s. is better off because we went to benghazi. do you think that after 10 years in iraq and 11 years in afghanistan that the u.s. would have learned the consequences? you would think that after trillions have been wasted abroad while our infrastructure crumbles at home congress would reexamine priorities. today we're engaging in a discussion about the security failures in benghazi. there was a security...
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it led to the u.s. alliance with the state of israel and also, as i said, helped to secure the jewish vote for democrats for a long time to come, along with other factors. let's fast-forward a number of years. the rule of thumb for a long time going forward after that point where the democrats were more pro-israel. it was just assumed going into the 1970's that the democrats were more--- more pro-israel. one of the reasons the man who assassinated robert kennedy did what he did was he did not want this pro-israel person to get into the presidency. these days you would not assassinate a presidential candidate because they were pro- israel. you have this situation where the republican party was not seen as pro-israel, as the democrats were. obviously, nixon in the 73 war got some crucial arms to the israelis. it took a while, and it seemed to be over the objections of his adviser, henry kissinger. but along with france and britain, they retreated in the 56 war. certainly in congress you had people like sc
it led to the u.s. alliance with the state of israel and also, as i said, helped to secure the jewish vote for democrats for a long time to come, along with other factors. let's fast-forward a number of years. the rule of thumb for a long time going forward after that point where the democrats were more pro-israel. it was just assumed going into the 1970's that the democrats were more--- more pro-israel. one of the reasons the man who assassinated robert kennedy did what he did was he did not...
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if people want to come to the u.s. for the purpose of pursuing happiness, like they did in the late 1800's, that does nothing but good for america, just like it did then. if people are coming here perfect of its, the way? that is get rid of the benefits. -- people are coming here for the benefits, the way you fix that is get rid of the benefits. the drug war is why we are having a problem at the border. if we do not address the drug war, we cannot get the border situation under control and we cannot get our justice system under control. no one is talking about ending the drug war. the need to end the drug war. >> should comprehensive immigration reform include a path to citizenship for those already here? >> i think it should. when i looked at comprehensive immigration reform, the concept of securing the border is a dynamic one. there is never a day when he would be able to say the border is secure because our adversaries have countermeasures. we have seen that for years. until we decrease demand by this side for whate
if people want to come to the u.s. for the purpose of pursuing happiness, like they did in the late 1800's, that does nothing but good for america, just like it did then. if people are coming here perfect of its, the way? that is get rid of the benefits. -- people are coming here for the benefits, the way you fix that is get rid of the benefits. the drug war is why we are having a problem at the border. if we do not address the drug war, we cannot get the border situation under control and we...
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. >> and one of the other questions is then who told the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, when she went on the five shows, as far as the video tape, that was at least at that point believed to be the reason for this spontaneous demonstration, who do you think told her and press secretary jay carney and others to basically talk about it as the video tape being responsible for the demonstrations? >> you know, i don't know and that's really what's made it worse for the administration, is that because this went on for about two weeks, now i think they sort of have been campaign fokabitzingover something that t necessary my important, whether it was terrorism or not terrorism, but it is pretty clear for two weeks, they were saying it was primarily balls of this movie, whether it was terrorism or not. they spent money apologizing to the people of pakistan as if somehow the american government oral the american people had something to do with this crazy movie. i think all of that was bad policy, bad form and it's why this policy goes on and on,
. >> and one of the other questions is then who told the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, when she went on the five shows, as far as the video tape, that was at least at that point believed to be the reason for this spontaneous demonstration, who do you think told her and press secretary jay carney and others to basically talk about it as the video tape being responsible for the demonstrations? >> you know, i don't know and that's really what's made it worse for the...
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i think that the two u.s. senators and their endorsements of the two opposition candidates have been very important here in new hampshire. host: who won in 2008 and why, and how's it looking good six days to go? guest: president obama won by nine points in 2008. senator mccain had spent a lot of time here, not only in his primary campaign in 2008 but previous to that in 2000, i think he had over 100 town hall meetings in new hampshire during that time. so he has been to a lot of different places. i'm sure it was a disappointment for him. he continued to come to new hampshire on behalf of governor romney. -- continues. i think new hampshire is a tossup, it's anyone's guess at this point. it's what makes politics exciting. certainly not the candidates are placing a lot of emphasis here. as i mentioned, romney is coming in. and president clinton at the end of the week is coming here for the president. i don't have any research necessarily on this, but i would say president clinton and hillary clinton are very pop
i think that the two u.s. senators and their endorsements of the two opposition candidates have been very important here in new hampshire. host: who won in 2008 and why, and how's it looking good six days to go? guest: president obama won by nine points in 2008. senator mccain had spent a lot of time here, not only in his primary campaign in 2008 but previous to that in 2000, i think he had over 100 town hall meetings in new hampshire during that time. so he has been to a lot of different...
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according to the u.s. office of budget and management, it costs over $100 billion a year to take care of these women and their illegitimate offspring. it is a big burden on medicare, medicaid, every other social program -- host: old on, let's get a clarification. emily ethridge, medicare is for who, medicaid is for who? guest: medicare is for people 65 and older and disabled, and medicaid is on low income families. host: medicare is a topic for the next 30 minutes. "fastily ethridge's piece, running out of money." guest: the hospital insurance trust fund, the for the pace for medicare part a, hospital services, is scheduled to be insolvent in 2024. it will not be able to cover the expenditures by 2024. you hear about medicare going bacbank of pit that is not exactly what it is. before the health-care law, it is going to become bankrupt -- insolvent -- so easy to fall into that -- by 2016. if romney repealed the law, that would bring insolvency back to 2016. host: how do romney and ryan respond to that? gue
according to the u.s. office of budget and management, it costs over $100 billion a year to take care of these women and their illegitimate offspring. it is a big burden on medicare, medicaid, every other social program -- host: old on, let's get a clarification. emily ethridge, medicare is for who, medicaid is for who? guest: medicare is for people 65 and older and disabled, and medicaid is on low income families. host: medicare is a topic for the next 30 minutes. "fastily ethridge's...
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. >> but not with u.s. military? >> no, sir. >> that's all i need to know. and i really appreciate you folks taking all the time today. >> colonel wood would you respond? you looked like you were chomping at the bit. would you agree with that? >> no, sir i would not agree. a special forces soldier is way above the skill level of a hired local national armed way pistol or even the m.s.d. agents that were on the ground as well. >> i think i remember the quote never take a knife to a gun fight. with that we go to the gentleman from connecticut. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. and i add my gratitude to those members of the diplomatic corpse who are putting their lives on the line for this country my sympathy to those of the families who were lost. i think the most important questioning was about 20 minutes ago about what level of security might have been necessary to repel this attack. and i wanted to pursue that one step further -- >> would the gentleman yield for a second? >> sure. >> in order to extra kate successfully those who died. i think it was made
. >> but not with u.s. military? >> no, sir. >> that's all i need to know. and i really appreciate you folks taking all the time today. >> colonel wood would you respond? you looked like you were chomping at the bit. would you agree with that? >> no, sir i would not agree. a special forces soldier is way above the skill level of a hired local national armed way pistol or even the m.s.d. agents that were on the ground as well. >> i think i remember the quote...
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people apologized for recent protests against the u.s. consulate. there are a variety of beliefs. one of the biggest challenges to religious freedom in muslim countries right now is faced by muslims, people who are a shias, whoect, she are banned from calling themselves muslims in pakistan. one of the greatest threats to religious freedom and religious tolerance in the muslim world is placed by muslims who are intimidated or terrorize by people who want to impose their own version of the religion on them. >> here is another report of yours in libya from your trip back to the middle of this year. >> the other day in benghazi, libya, we found people surrounded by a truckload o. they were shouting, god is great. we were driving to see a protest but the protest had found us. these people were the protesters. we continued on. they were demanding their country and pose sharia law. >> pronounced it the right way. >> i will probably get it wrong. >> god is great. do they say that because they believe it or because it is a slogan? >> i am sure people believe it. i am sure the guys who brou
people apologized for recent protests against the u.s. consulate. there are a variety of beliefs. one of the biggest challenges to religious freedom in muslim countries right now is faced by muslims, people who are a shias, whoect, she are banned from calling themselves muslims in pakistan. one of the greatest threats to religious freedom and religious tolerance in the muslim world is placed by muslims who are intimidated or terrorize by people who want to impose their own version of the...
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and the congressional investigation into attacks on u.s. consulate the pope and gothic. -- consulate in benghazi. news makers, some day after washington journal at 10:00 a.m. eastern and then again later at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the supreme court heard oral argument wednesday on fisher v. university of texas, a case that could determine the future of affirmative action. abigail fisher, who is white, was denied admission to the university of texas at austin to richie suit, arguing that racial minorities with force credentials were accepted at had a fair -- ahead of her. she says and violates the guarantee of equal protection. this is about an hour and half. >> well, i get to say that this is case number 11-345, fisher against the university of texas at austin. and you get to say -- >> mr. chief justice, general suter trained me too well. mr. chief justice, and members of the court, and may it please the court, the central issue here is whether the university of texas at austin can carry its burden approving that its use of race as
and the congressional investigation into attacks on u.s. consulate the pope and gothic. -- consulate in benghazi. news makers, some day after washington journal at 10:00 a.m. eastern and then again later at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the supreme court heard oral argument wednesday on fisher v. university of texas, a case that could determine the future of affirmative action. abigail fisher, who is white, was denied admission to the university of texas at austin to richie suit,...
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and the congressional investigation into a tax on the u.s. consulate in been gauzy. he will also talk about what he wants congress to do and whether to let theéxñ?ñ?ñ bush era tax s expire. sunday after washington journal at 10:00 a.m. eastern and later at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. ÷÷ñ?ñ?>> next, a look at the influences of super pacs in the 2012 election. panelists talked about the difference between them and other organizations. disclosure rules, anonymous donors, and the concept of money as free speech. this is just over one hour. >> i will not -- i love that title. dark money rising, it seems like there should be a batman iiñ?ñ?character involved. instead, a lot of people with a lot of money. first i'm going to introduce our panel, starting to my left is melanie sloan. she is a recognized expert on congressional ethics and she served as an assistant u.s. attorney in the district of columbia from 1998-2003. next we have8çñ?ñ? in your times writer. he is a political reporter covering the presidential campaign finance and really digging into that. he
and the congressional investigation into a tax on the u.s. consulate in been gauzy. he will also talk about what he wants congress to do and whether to let theéxñ?ñ?ñ bush era tax s expire. sunday after washington journal at 10:00 a.m. eastern and later at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. ÷÷ñ?ñ?>> next, a look at the influences of super pacs in the 2012 election. panelists talked about the difference between them and other organizations. disclosure rules, anonymous donors, and the...
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if u.s. the average economist, even the average senator looking at it that way, if you have revenues from reducing loopholes, should we use it for deficit reduction or to reduce the rate of the top income people? most people would say a deficit reduction. my guess is many republicans would say that but somehow, by magic, you call the tax reform and they said -- and they said let's go for lower rates. >> a few weeks ago, democrats passed legislation in the senate to allow the top bush tax rates to expire. you seem to be talking about more revenue than that. was that a mistake in hindsight? >> i want to come to an agreement. i think you need more than the $800 billion on that and the estate tax. you have to find other places and that's why i have outlined some of them in this speech. >> take what you offer them and say no more? >> well if you want to go to $4 trillion maybe you'll take a slim deal but i hope you don't. $4 trillion is the amount we need to turn the slope around. the deficit star
if u.s. the average economist, even the average senator looking at it that way, if you have revenues from reducing loopholes, should we use it for deficit reduction or to reduce the rate of the top income people? most people would say a deficit reduction. my guess is many republicans would say that but somehow, by magic, you call the tax reform and they said -- and they said let's go for lower rates. >> a few weeks ago, democrats passed legislation in the senate to allow the top bush tax...
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chrysler said their u.s. sales rose 12%. the increase was due to new models and a stable u.s. economy. industry analysts predicting u.s. sales of more than 1.1 million vehicles for september, an increase of 11%. new political ads hit the airwaves today. the biggest push so far in the 2012 cycle. they are airing in eight presidential battlegrounds. american crossroad spending $11 million on a spot called " actually happened." the ad is running in eight dollar ground states including nevada, ohio, and virginia. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> this is a true story of 10 days in london in 1854. it is a story of an outbreak that took place during this period. the first half of the book is so boring and frightening as the outbreak just devastates a neighborhood in soho. it turns into a much more optimistic story. the events of this stretch of time turn out to be essential to solving the riddle of where the cholera was coming from and setting up a series of public health initiatives for basically eliminating cholera as a threat. >> steven johns
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the u.s. house there is a lot of latitude. in 1967, congress passed a law for creating a single member district. what are the effects of that law? one of those groups that i mentioned earlier who determines how the lines are drawn, they are determining who the majority or the minority is in the district. sometimes it is an ethnic minority, but in most, it is gerrymandering. they will pass this text fall of republicans or democrats been than where they will crack a district. and favor it for one party or another. when i spoke earlier about my experience and how i became aware of these laws, why there are uncontested elections, all roads lead to the single member district. why is there cynicism? like my vote does not matter. with the fair voting plan, you can get a state like massachusetts and they choose the lines there that benefit democrats. massachusetts has selected mitt romney for governor there. instead of nine single member districts, at the fair voting plan has. member districts at large. you need 25% of the vote to get
the u.s. house there is a lot of latitude. in 1967, congress passed a law for creating a single member district. what are the effects of that law? one of those groups that i mentioned earlier who determines how the lines are drawn, they are determining who the majority or the minority is in the district. sometimes it is an ethnic minority, but in most, it is gerrymandering. they will pass this text fall of republicans or democrats been than where they will crack a district. and favor it for one...
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the family of next u.s. senator george mcgovern says the 90- year-old is no longer responsive in hospice care. his family issued a statement wednesday afternoon. his daughter earlier told the associated press that her father is nearing the and and appears restful and peaceful. she says it is a blessing that she and other family members can be with him. george mcgovern was the democratic candidate for president who lost to richard nixon in 1972. he was a member of the u.s. house from 1957-1961 and a u.s. senator from 1963-1981. he was considered a leader in the party's liberal wing at that time. we featured him on our contender series. you can go to our website if you want to learn more about george mcgovern. we are talking to women only here this morning for about the next 15 minutes, talking about your choice for president because the two campaigns are largely targeting you, when men, they want your vote. president obama won in 2008 with the female vote by a 13 point margin. the polls show the governor romn
the family of next u.s. senator george mcgovern says the 90- year-old is no longer responsive in hospice care. his family issued a statement wednesday afternoon. his daughter earlier told the associated press that her father is nearing the and and appears restful and peaceful. she says it is a blessing that she and other family members can be with him. george mcgovern was the democratic candidate for president who lost to richard nixon in 1972. he was a member of the u.s. house from 1957-1961...
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what does this say about the sufficiency of the sanctions regime the u.s. has in place against them? is it enough even as we speak? that will begin with mr. casey. >> this is a national security question. it is also a question about the alliance and unbreakable bond we have with israel that we have to make sure we continue to support. you did a very good job walking through detectable details -- the technical details. what you outlined walking through that is the threat that the nuclear program poses. even absent a nuclear threat, the have shown themselves to be -- it's hard to believe them. the regime has taken action to be exporters of terrorism. they support hezbollah, hamas, every bad guy of the middle east. they are the banker and backers of all the bad guys. with nuclear weapons, they become an even greater threat which would affect our economy and their safety. believe it or not, in washington, sometimes there are moments of clarity. we had a resolution voted on in the senate that got 90-1 to support a resolution from graham and lieberman saying cont
what does this say about the sufficiency of the sanctions regime the u.s. has in place against them? is it enough even as we speak? that will begin with mr. casey. >> this is a national security question. it is also a question about the alliance and unbreakable bond we have with israel that we have to make sure we continue to support. you did a very good job walking through detectable details -- the technical details. what you outlined walking through that is the threat that the nuclear...
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we just passed the sad milestone of using 2000 u.s. troops. more than 50 of them were killed by the very afghan forces we're trying to help. we have reached the recruiting goal for afghan forces. tell me, why not leave now? what more can we accomplish? is it worth more american lives? >> we do not want to lose the gains we have gotten. we want to make sure the town band is not come back in and give al qaeda 8 -- taliban does not come back in and give al qaeda a safe haven. when i think about afghanistan, i think about the incredible job our troops have done. you have been there more than the two bus combined. the first time i was there, it was amazing to me what they were facing. i went to the argonaut valley before the surge, i sat down with a young private who would tell me what he did every day. to see what they had in front of them. to go back in december, to see what they had accomplished, it is nothing short of amazing. what we do not want to do is lose the gains we have gotten. we have disagreed on a few issues. we would have taken into
we just passed the sad milestone of using 2000 u.s. troops. more than 50 of them were killed by the very afghan forces we're trying to help. we have reached the recruiting goal for afghan forces. tell me, why not leave now? what more can we accomplish? is it worth more american lives? >> we do not want to lose the gains we have gotten. we want to make sure the town band is not come back in and give al qaeda 8 -- taliban does not come back in and give al qaeda a safe haven. when i think...
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voting is your right as a u.s. citizen to participate in the voting process. host: jacksonville, fla., on our line for military members -- caller: i just got back from afghanistan two months ago. i was in iraq in 2008. i don't think there is an issue with the ballot system. every soldier i had in my command was able to get a ballot if you want to. the issue is the fact that there is a lot of interest in the military. maybe if you would respond to that -- as someone who has a law degree, [inaudible] i don't think the military members should take any type of benefits when the constitution is violated. host: before you leave, you talked about the lack of interest, can you expand on that deck guest: i think there is some much other stuff going on in the military -- if you are deployed, your word about your family and your personal safety. after this last to plummet, -- last deployment, there was a priority placed on replace and voting by officers. if you're in it for our location and your personal safety, family, finances -- they are all more of a concern. people
voting is your right as a u.s. citizen to participate in the voting process. host: jacksonville, fla., on our line for military members -- caller: i just got back from afghanistan two months ago. i was in iraq in 2008. i don't think there is an issue with the ballot system. every soldier i had in my command was able to get a ballot if you want to. the issue is the fact that there is a lot of interest in the military. maybe if you would respond to that -- as someone who has a law degree,...
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we now go to the u.s. institute of peace, which is holding a forum on religion, coexistence, and peace. >> embassador johnson cook is the ambassador at large for international religious freedom. prior to joiningjournal." we now go the state department, senior pastor and ceo of the bronx christian fellowship the art. earlier, a white house fellow on the domestic policy council. president clinton appointed her to serve on the national initiative on peace. in the two years, she has served as ambassador for religious flown to fives continents to promote religious freedom. ambassador? [applause] >> thank you and good morning. the pleasure to be with you today. the united states institute of peace does such great work in the world. the ambassador at large for international freedom. welcome to everyone of you for being here promote religious freedom. ambassador? [applause] with us today, including those who are online, on the air. i want to express my appreciation and gratitude to you, wonderful co-sponsors of th
we now go to the u.s. institute of peace, which is holding a forum on religion, coexistence, and peace. >> embassador johnson cook is the ambassador at large for international religious freedom. prior to joiningjournal." we now go the state department, senior pastor and ceo of the bronx christian fellowship the art. earlier, a white house fellow on the domestic policy council. president clinton appointed her to serve on the national initiative on peace. in the two years, she has...
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at age 18 through age 30 i was in the u.s. marines and guarded the u.s. embassy and as a marine, which had its own demands. i did well at that. i am a unionized worker in the united states. i gave the non-unionized world a chance and got the beat out of me. i got my dignity back years ago by joining organized labor. my father was in the union. i moved south to florida from the midwest. i build an area called the villages practically with my bare hands where many retirees from ohio and michigan and illinois and new york all of. it is a neat little area. but i had nothing to show for myself and barely any money to pay my bills. i joined the carpenters' union in gainesville and got my self- respect back and my dignity immediately. for the ohio listeners, understand what we are talking about is standard of living for people who work for a living, whether they are bus drivers or cafeteria workers or nurses and now even doctors or reporters or professors, that we need to, as americans, put our collective family and back together again. mitt romney has done well
at age 18 through age 30 i was in the u.s. marines and guarded the u.s. embassy and as a marine, which had its own demands. i did well at that. i am a unionized worker in the united states. i gave the non-unionized world a chance and got the beat out of me. i got my dignity back years ago by joining organized labor. my father was in the union. i moved south to florida from the midwest. i build an area called the villages practically with my bare hands where many retirees from ohio and michigan...
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u.s. senate candidates martin heinrich and heather wilson square off in their third debate and one of the closest of the country. this race was rated as leaning democratic. we picked this up right after the opening statements. this is at -- this is about an hour. >> we will go ahead and get started with the questions, but first i will introduce our panelists. our first one to the right is the friend is managing editor. next to him is a deputy director of new mexico. to the left is kfox night anchor. we have a lot of experience on that side of the table. walt will lead with the first question. >> heather wilson wrote that the affordable health care act is unconstitutional because of the individual mandate. it should be repealed or replace. meanwhile, martin heinrich voted for the bill. if it were eliminated, what would the replacement be? if kept, what changes if any should be made? >> i think is so important to understand why it should be repealed and replaced. the health care act was a mi
u.s. senate candidates martin heinrich and heather wilson square off in their third debate and one of the closest of the country. this race was rated as leaning democratic. we picked this up right after the opening statements. this is at -- this is about an hour. >> we will go ahead and get started with the questions, but first i will introduce our panelists. our first one to the right is the friend is managing editor. next to him is a deputy director of new mexico. to the left is kfox...
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we were told u.s. the question, no follow-up, two minutes, one minute, and i was told to interrupt it they did not. there was a red light and a buzzer. there were restrictions. today, they are given more time to have a conversation, and you learn more that way. >> i also think the candidates come to the debate of every intention of ignoring the rules they have agreed to, there is very little the moderator can do. when i did the sit down debate with dick cheney and john edwards, who i would ask different questions of today -- [laughter] there was a light. they could see the light. they knew when they were over time. on one occasion, dick cheney said i do not know if i could answer that in 30 seconds, and i said that is all you have. people in bars across the country started clapping, and i was just thinking we need to set -- stick to the time. >> who sets the rules? >> the commission and the candidate. >> do moderator's have any input? >> they give you something that they ask you to sign. >> i did not e
we were told u.s. the question, no follow-up, two minutes, one minute, and i was told to interrupt it they did not. there was a red light and a buzzer. there were restrictions. today, they are given more time to have a conversation, and you learn more that way. >> i also think the candidates come to the debate of every intention of ignoring the rules they have agreed to, there is very little the moderator can do. when i did the sit down debate with dick cheney and john edwards, who i...
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tonight representing the connecticut u.s. senate debate between the republican candidates linda mcmahon and chris murphy. welcome. we look forward to hearing more about your ideas and maybe learning some new things. this is going to cover a wide range of topics from the economy to foreign economy. joining me are three panelists. first, my co-hosts. >> there will be no opening statements. that will weaken the right to the questions and answers. there will be a 62nd closing statement. the candidates will each have 20 seconds to answer and then a reach for rebuttal. we do have timekeepers. they will signal when it is up. they will determine which candidate will start the debate. mr. murphy will go first in answering the first question. mr. murphy will go first we get to the closing statements. there were chosen by the hartford courant. the audience here has promised to remain quiet and attentive up with no cheering or jeering and no applause or outburst set any kind during this debate. that takes more time away from learning som
tonight representing the connecticut u.s. senate debate between the republican candidates linda mcmahon and chris murphy. welcome. we look forward to hearing more about your ideas and maybe learning some new things. this is going to cover a wide range of topics from the economy to foreign economy. joining me are three panelists. first, my co-hosts. >> there will be no opening statements. that will weaken the right to the questions and answers. there will be a 62nd closing statement. the...
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. >> tomorrow a live debate between the candidates running for the u.s. senate seat in ohio begins at 12:30 p.m. eastern. then at 7:00 p.m. we'll have a debate between the senate seat in indiana. that's tomorrow on c-span. >> on saturday a few of mitt romney's surrogates spoke at a rally for the republican presidential candidate near las vegas. one of them was new mexico governor who serves as the honorary co-chair of his outreach committee. this begins with some brief remarks who introduces his colleague from utah. from summerlin nevada this is about 10 minutes. >> this is a gentleman -- i've been in the united states senate for 17 months. this is a gentleman who took me under his wings. this is someone i call a real trusted friend. this is someone when the republicans take the majority of the united states senate, this gentleman is going to be the chairman of the finances committee. what a difference. what a difference that will make for america. so let me introduce you. >> thank you so much. helller deserves election here. he's a terrific addition to t
. >> tomorrow a live debate between the candidates running for the u.s. senate seat in ohio begins at 12:30 p.m. eastern. then at 7:00 p.m. we'll have a debate between the senate seat in indiana. that's tomorrow on c-span. >> on saturday a few of mitt romney's surrogates spoke at a rally for the republican presidential candidate near las vegas. one of them was new mexico governor who serves as the honorary co-chair of his outreach committee. this begins with some brief remarks who...
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this is a chart, the u.s. debt clock, and viewers can see it, you can look into the cameras with viewers. the u.s. national debt, $16 trillion and counting. also, as you look at that, you look at $3.5 trillion in spending this last fiscal year. you talk about programs you can cut, but it is clear the three biggest drivers are medicare, social security, and defense, six out of 10 federal dollars. what are the tough choices that you are willing to make when it comes to prioritizing cuts in benefits or defense, because it is clear that the only three areas you can make substantive differences, and for the tea party, the people who put you in office, state how you would make the tough choices. where do you cut? >> you included the overseas contingency operations. now we are now out of iraq, that does not count. my opponent said he would not support. cut the defense budget over the next 10 years. it is the sequestration that i am against. 62% of the budget is net interest on the debt. one of the things, stop with a
this is a chart, the u.s. debt clock, and viewers can see it, you can look into the cameras with viewers. the u.s. national debt, $16 trillion and counting. also, as you look at that, you look at $3.5 trillion in spending this last fiscal year. you talk about programs you can cut, but it is clear the three biggest drivers are medicare, social security, and defense, six out of 10 federal dollars. what are the tough choices that you are willing to make when it comes to prioritizing cuts in...
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u.s.-china relationships. now, the open china you and president nixon made in early 1970's, was not only a turning point in history, but also it has changed our lives, for millions of people, chinese, chinese americans, and americans. thank you very much, doctor kissinger. [applause] now, one of the things you have taught us is to better understand chinese politics, or how to develop a broader vision. we have to have a deeper understanding of chinese politics, society, behaviors, political systems. let me come to the question you raised. i am disappointed, not what the leadership, but rather disappointed with the social media. it is fair to say that the chinese government said several times in a press conference and to foreign delegates that vice- president shi was injured in his back. i think that is enough. more importantly, i was interviewed many times by the media. i say i do not want to comment. there is nothing happening. they would cancel their trip. the police and the military woul
u.s.-china relationships. now, the open china you and president nixon made in early 1970's, was not only a turning point in history, but also it has changed our lives, for millions of people, chinese, chinese americans, and americans. thank you very much, doctor kissinger. [applause] now, one of the things you have taught us is to better understand chinese politics, or how to develop a broader vision. we have to have a deeper understanding of chinese politics, society, behaviors, political...
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to keep the product of u.s. aid -- it is the product of u.s. aid after the 2010 earthquake. the dow castro -- fidel castro is responding to rumors about his health. global sea piracy has fallen to its lowest levels since 2008. attack wase somali reported in the third quarter. ships are taking their own measures, like hiring their own guards. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> the fairness argument and a level playing field are so important. we would expect a lot of stores in california to find growing sales. but to not hold your breath, -- do not hold your breath. this is not likely to be the case. they buy online for convenience, choice, and lower prices. >> steve delbianco talks about whether goods sold over the internet should be taxed, tonight at 8:00 on "the communicators." >> with the focus on the presidential debates this month, c-span is asking middle and high school students to send a message to the president as part of this year's c-span student cam video documentary competition. in a short video, students will answer the questi
to keep the product of u.s. aid -- it is the product of u.s. aid after the 2010 earthquake. the dow castro -- fidel castro is responding to rumors about his health. global sea piracy has fallen to its lowest levels since 2008. attack wase somali reported in the third quarter. ships are taking their own measures, like hiring their own guards. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> the fairness argument and a level playing field are so important. we would...
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not only the u.s. military force on the border on the jordanian side of the syrian border, secretary panetta described it today as aiding the jordanians, but having american troops that close to what is going on in syria -- is that not an escalation? >> we have always said that contingency planning is the responsible thing to do, and we have been working closely with it -- for some time with our partners. jordan has been taking an important role. as we have seen with the syrian regime's violations last week of turkish sovereignty, our partners in the region are greatly affected by assad's brutal campaign, so we will continue to coordinate closely with our partners moving forward as we have in the past. >> u.s. boots on the ground right next to a war zone -- is this an escalation? >> it is not an escalation. it is working with a partner to deal with the impacts of assad's brutality. >> as you know, many of the administration's critics would like to see a more active role by these troops. >> our position
not only the u.s. military force on the border on the jordanian side of the syrian border, secretary panetta described it today as aiding the jordanians, but having american troops that close to what is going on in syria -- is that not an escalation? >> we have always said that contingency planning is the responsible thing to do, and we have been working closely with it -- for some time with our partners. jordan has been taking an important role. as we have seen with the syrian regime's...